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Use PowerShell to Extract Zipped Files

March 11, 2015 Mar 11, 2015 03/11/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to extract zipped files. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to work with zipped files from time-to-time. Often I store files in a zip archive so they are portable. I know how to copy the .zip archive from one place to another with Windows PowerShell...

Use PowerShell to Zip Multiple Folders

March 10, 2015 Mar 10, 2015 03/10/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to create a .zip archive of multiple folders. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to compress multiple folders before I attempt to archive them. I would like to do this without having to install additional software. Can you help? —DR (image)  Hello DR, Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here...

Use PowerShell to Create ZIP Archive of Folder

March 9, 2015 Mar 9, 2015 03/9/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create a .zip archive of a folder. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need a way to create a .zip archive of a folder. I would like to do this on my laptop running Windows 8.1, and I do not want to install any other software. Can I do this? —TR (...

Weekend Scripter: Count Images with PowerShell

December 7, 2014 Dec 7, 2014 12/7/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, counts the images he used in Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts through the years. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I have been writing the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog for a while…actually, quite a while. It is the best job I have ever had—and at Microsoft, I have had some really ...